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Dale,
The differences between ales and lagers are not as concrete as marketers would have us believe.
So is becoming apparent
………..But there are many yeasts that are top fermenting but best at cool temps-kolsch is one of those.
Aha!
I ferment my Kolsch at around 57-60F as opposed to ales at 60-62 and lagers at 50-54.
I'm impressed by the depth of your hobby. You might like to chat with my No. 2 Son who sometimes engages in that sort of thing (who incidentally predicts the eventual dominion of the pop top) and whose palate is most canny
But then you have steam beers that use lager(bottom fermenting) yeast but fermented at 65F.
Yes, it's one of our Anchors
Forgive any puns
Also remember that the word lager is German for "to store" and is used because lagers were stored in caves
Today they're largely lagered in stores. At one liquor outlet I purchased a lager of acquaintance but unfamiliar label that a little research revealed had been bottled four years earlier
They get skunky
Sorry I can't give you any clear cut answers…..
To the contrary Corky we value your contributions to the Bulletins of our Greater Southwest Beer-Tasting Society
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